Monday, April 19, 2010

Proper Pronunciation of Nguyen

I'm convinced that one of the reason's people hate cold calling isn't because of rejection. I think we're really afraid of getting caught pronouncing the name wrong.



At Unidig we frequently record proper nouns for IVR applications. And whether we're recording a person's name, location or business - technology certainly gives us an edge we didn't have a few years ago. A partner recently said to me; "what did we do before You Tube?"

At UniDig we use You Tube and other online searches to find the proper pronunciation of a lot of local words and terms we may not be familiar with. Recently we recorded a project with the name Nguyen. It is a very common name in the states of California and Washington. As language enthusiasts, it is interesting to hear how different the name can sound depending on the Vietnamese or American accent used in the recording.

Here is the one we went with:





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Universal Digital Productions Inc.

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